Armed with hand sanitizer and discouraged from using elevators, members of the U.S. House of Representatives convened on Friday to quickly pass a sweeping $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill as President Donald Trump criticized a Republican lawmaker who threatened to delay passage.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks to news reporters while walking to the House Chamber floor, ahead of a vote on relief for the coronavirus disease on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters the chamber will pass the package on Friday but did not say whether they would have to hold a formal vote. “We’ll see,” she said. Representative Brett Guthrie, one of Massie’s fellow Kentucky Republicans, said he believed that a majority of House lawmakers would be present for the vote. That could ease Massie’s concerns that a voice vote would violate the U.S. Constitution.Most of the House’s 430 current members are in their home districts because of the coronavirus outbreak and would need to go to Washington if Massie forces a recorded vote - which could put them at further risk of contagion.
The $2.2 trillion measure includes $500 billion to help hard-hit industries and $290 billion for payments of up to $3,000 to millions of families.
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